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he talked about what kind of temperament would he have to handle a war and the capture and killing of osama bin laden and the economy. it made me reflect on dad and what he faced when he was president back in 1974 during vietnam and watergate area -- watergate. the economy was in tough shape. as family members, we don't think about the temperament. you think about your father and his temperament at home and how he handles family issues. i did not see anything in the article about if sasha got bad grades. i know with the dad, i know how even-tempered he was. dade was a night, mom and had a dog, one night the dog woke dad up and had to do his business outside. he wakes a president up. he gets out of bed. he puts on his robe and slippers. he does what every father does. as he goes out to the diplomatic entrance, the secret service did not know he was leaving the white house at 2:00 a.m. in his bathrobe and slippers. he goes out and he and liberty walks the grounds they do their business -- the dog does his business. he goes back to walk into the white house and the door is locked. [laugh
he talked about what kind of temperament would he have to handle a war and the capture and killing of osama bin laden and the economy. it made me reflect on dad and what he faced when he was president back in 1974 during vietnam and watergate area -- watergate. the economy was in tough shape. as family members, we don't think about the temperament. you think about your father and his temperament at home and how he handles family issues. i did not see anything in the article about if sasha got...
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guest: i forget the man with the red tie's name, but he keeps talking about obama. it is president obama. it is disrespectful. host: bo. caller: i would like to say the same thing. i do not know how i stand your ground law applies on a public street. you had marissa alexander fire shots into the air and she is facing 20 years. from a republican standpoint, she was in her home. the other aspect is how does the public street apply to stand your ground. host: why don't we consider the first part about the public street. guest: sure. the issue is do you have to retreat as far as possible customer somebody -- possible question mark somebody comes up to you -- possible? somebody comes up to you, and can a reasonable person defend themselves? we have this ambiguity, this vagueness, what does it mean to retreat as far as possible? that concern, that the myth, it up -- limit, it applies whether you are in your house, your car or on the sidewalk outside of your house. to the caller before that, he lives in a high crime area. i can understand that. the problem is it is in thos
guest: i forget the man with the red tie's name, but he keeps talking about obama. it is president obama. it is disrespectful. host: bo. caller: i would like to say the same thing. i do not know how i stand your ground law applies on a public street. you had marissa alexander fire shots into the air and she is facing 20 years. from a republican standpoint, she was in her home. the other aspect is how does the public street apply to stand your ground. host: why don't we consider the first part...
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i really want to talk about the history of racism. racism actually began in greece. they said what was purity. as far as africans and blacks in america being enslaved, go into the civil-rights movement, electing obama and thinking racism was over, we have been fooled. host: have you been fooled? guest: we are talking up the issue of racism. they were not slaves because they were black. they separated slaves from indentures servants. that is the history we are dealing with. if we have not dealt with that history, yes we are being fooled into believing that this is not a country built on racism. guest: america, unlike in place in the world, based it on skin color. that is when it became racism. guest: we codified racism into the law. host: there is no question whatsoever that law enforcement is biased against minorities. agree or disagree? guest: it is taught in law enforcement. i find it very shocking. in talking to law enforcement of issues, they use the issue of black youths. we need to change the way law enforcement teaches their officers to identify threats. guest
i really want to talk about the history of racism. racism actually began in greece. they said what was purity. as far as africans and blacks in america being enslaved, go into the civil-rights movement, electing obama and thinking racism was over, we have been fooled. host: have you been fooled? guest: we are talking up the issue of racism. they were not slaves because they were black. they separated slaves from indentures servants. that is the history we are dealing with. if we have not dealt...
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we do believe that obama care is flawed, and we have another agreements that we talked about on my blog. the big question is -- do we repeal it? is it so bad that we can repeal it, or can we make it better and improvement and keep remnants that will continue to skew the healthcare marketplace, and that is a big deal with publicans. guest: i want to know how much you pay to get it on the phone like that. we can all agree that john feehery is a nice guy. host: kevin, stay on the line, i want to share with you one of the -- one other event. we cover it live on the c-span network, part of our white house coverage. the candidates are in early primary caucus states, including rand paul. that in south carolina. here is a portion of what he said to republican activists in colombia. [video clip] >> i have had a few questions for hillary clinton. [laughter] [applause] she has not really answer them to my satisfaction, and i have got a few more that keep cropping up all the time, so i am hoping we get her back when trey's committee and issa's committee will bring her back. i frankly think she is n
we do believe that obama care is flawed, and we have another agreements that we talked about on my blog. the big question is -- do we repeal it? is it so bad that we can repeal it, or can we make it better and improvement and keep remnants that will continue to skew the healthcare marketplace, and that is a big deal with publicans. guest: i want to know how much you pay to get it on the phone like that. we can all agree that john feehery is a nice guy. host: kevin, stay on the line, i want to...
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and then a conversation with a presidential historian talking about president obama's relationship with congress. all of that and your e-mails and calls him "washington journal," on c-span. >> this is the striking john f. kennedy library. it was a controversial building and decision. john f. kennedy had made a decision to locate his presidential library at harvard was that when he was alive, harvard did not dispute and they wanted a documentary archive as related to the kennedy presidency. a number of present have graduated. they do not want and use them especially at harvard square because it attracted tens of thousands of schoolchildren and they do not want the congestion. when the university got involved and decide whether or not to accept the library, the big question is what did we do with the museum? >> overseeing the legacies of 13 presidents, sunday, part of american history tv on c-span three. the government shutdown what the topic of president obama's weekly address and antirepublican address, texas senator john cornyn spoke. >> good morning. earlier this week, the republican
and then a conversation with a presidential historian talking about president obama's relationship with congress. all of that and your e-mails and calls him "washington journal," on c-span. >> this is the striking john f. kennedy library. it was a controversial building and decision. john f. kennedy had made a decision to locate his presidential library at harvard was that when he was alive, harvard did not dispute and they wanted a documentary archive as related to the kennedy...
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on our program to more, we're going to feature two guests to talk about president obama's or recent speech at morehouse college. then we will have a discussion about america's energy with michael levy of the council of foreign relations. we'll take a look at the papers and take your phone calls as well on "washington nasa of others talk about the program. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] and ben bernanke. >> nasa officials speak of the future of the space program and efforts. this is about one hour. >> good morning again. moreully i and sounding mille coherent now that i've had time to slow down. our second session is an exciting one. we are discussing human robotic recursive missions. precursor missions. speciald to do a nova to cover the boston bombing. we apologize to everybody here. i ensure dan will do a fabulous job. i'm really excited about this panel. i will leave it to you to introduce her panelist. spicy but very much. -- thank you very much. >> i am pleased to be here today to do the human robotics p
on our program to more, we're going to feature two guests to talk about president obama's or recent speech at morehouse college. then we will have a discussion about america's energy with michael levy of the council of foreign relations. we'll take a look at the papers and take your phone calls as well on "washington nasa of others talk about the program. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] and ben bernanke....
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on the other hand you do have the same two senators i just talked about on immigration legislation, john mccain and lindsey graham who said this person is a terrorist should not have miranda rights. it seems the obama administration is going to be straddling the middle ground as they did a couple years ago in that you wait some time before giving them their miranda rights to make sure there's no types of threats to the public safety before reading those rights. and that seems to be the course the obama administration will be taking. >> your network is the subject of two articles i want to bring to our audience's attention nourl national journal and the headlines pete williams reporting and why he was getting the boston story right. goes into his philosophy of whale and won't say when news has been breaking over the last week or so. >> you and i know a lot of journalists in this town and i will have to say that pete williams is the best that i have ever come across so measured, so fair and so amazing that he was able to be show cased the way that he was making our network proud, our profe
on the other hand you do have the same two senators i just talked about on immigration legislation, john mccain and lindsey graham who said this person is a terrorist should not have miranda rights. it seems the obama administration is going to be straddling the middle ground as they did a couple years ago in that you wait some time before giving them their miranda rights to make sure there's no types of threats to the public safety before reading those rights. and that seems to be the course...
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senator chuck schumer released a statement talking about his disappointment with the deal. then a statement from eric cantor. this morning on cnn, secretary of state john kerry looked ahead at what is next in negotiations with iran. i do not think it is problem until we solve the nuclear problem. the only down the road is over the course of the next six months while we work to solve the nuclear program. solved, hopefully establish a basis for proceeding forward on other things. but right now, we have made it very clear the international community requires a resolution of the united nations resolutions that have been passed. the questions the international atomic agency has, all of these things need to be answered. we are trying to set up a process by which we can verify, know what we are doing, restrain the program while we negotiate the comprehensive deal. , we will take a look at the united states nuclear weapons arsenal and policies live at noon eastern on c-span. back to the wall street journal ceo conference with the chairman of the house ceo committee, paul ryan. >> l
senator chuck schumer released a statement talking about his disappointment with the deal. then a statement from eric cantor. this morning on cnn, secretary of state john kerry looked ahead at what is next in negotiations with iran. i do not think it is problem until we solve the nuclear problem. the only down the road is over the course of the next six months while we work to solve the nuclear program. solved, hopefully establish a basis for proceeding forward on other things. but right now,...
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another tweet from senator john cornyn, he talks about president obama not negotiating with speaker john boehner over raising the debt ceiling, and offender john cornyn tweets -- won't negotiate with john boehner, but he will with putin and a thought. posthere is a tweet on the office from new york represented at jose serrano who writes my legislation would stop the sale of post office buildings until the inspector general has a chance to review proposed sales. topicst office what the of discussion during a recent homeland security committee hearing in the senate. the u.s. postal service officials testified on ways to improve the agency's finances. this portion of the hearing is about a one hour and 45 minutes. >> we will come to order. actually, there is a lot of order here already. and i hope some optimism. it is a beautiful day out there, and i hope that the future turns out to be just as bright as this day has been so far. thank you for joining us. joining dr. coburn and me, and some more colleagues will be coming along shortly i am sure. i want to thank our staff for helping us prep
another tweet from senator john cornyn, he talks about president obama not negotiating with speaker john boehner over raising the debt ceiling, and offender john cornyn tweets -- won't negotiate with john boehner, but he will with putin and a thought. posthere is a tweet on the office from new york represented at jose serrano who writes my legislation would stop the sale of post office buildings until the inspector general has a chance to review proposed sales. topicst office what the of...
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earlier, we heard from president obama as he talked about changes taking place across the middle east. [applause] >> hello. >> how you doing? >> i'm good. hello, everybody. >> all of your staffers said you were in a great mood this afternoon. we are doubly blessed. i would like to thank you very much for being here today, mr. president. on its 10th anniversary, is honored to have you join this conversation, and i am personally honored that you insisted that i have this conversation with you, even though i never set foot for any conversation for 10 years. thank you. i am very honored. should we start with iran? >> we should. >> ok. good. [laughter] mr. president, polls indicate israelis don't believe this nuclear deal will preclude iran from having nuclear weapons. this is an existential matter for them. what can you say to the israeli people to address their concerns? >> first, let me say to you, haim, thank you so much for the great work you have done. i think the savan -- saban forum and center have done outstanding work. it provides us a mechanism where we don't just scratch the su
earlier, we heard from president obama as he talked about changes taking place across the middle east. [applause] >> hello. >> how you doing? >> i'm good. hello, everybody. >> all of your staffers said you were in a great mood this afternoon. we are doubly blessed. i would like to thank you very much for being here today, mr. president. on its 10th anniversary, is honored to have you join this conversation, and i am personally honored that you insisted that i have this...
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obama said you did not build that. that was the story. he was none talking about that. he is talking about the roads to get there. even after the election he was lying. we talked about the media as part of the problem we asked which station the people listening to, over half the room clapped and reference. there are just as guilty as anybody. we have time for one more call. you're on the republican line. caller: i would like to ask why we are legalizing so many illegals that are coming across the border. in the meantime cutting back spending for doctors' for all people -- for all people so doctors do not want to see people over 65 because it does not pay for their time. i feel like this is a way to get of old people and bring in illegals and give them the government benefits. i like to hear that address. thank you. host: will be opening the phone lines tomorrow morning during "washington journal." that's our 7:00 a.m. eastern purity can check in anytime on the facebook page at facebook.com/cspan. it gets missed any of the conservative summit, all of the speakers and spe
obama said you did not build that. that was the story. he was none talking about that. he is talking about the roads to get there. even after the election he was lying. we talked about the media as part of the problem we asked which station the people listening to, over half the room clapped and reference. there are just as guilty as anybody. we have time for one more call. you're on the republican line. caller: i would like to ask why we are legalizing so many illegals that are coming across...
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going back again to the theme of our talk today in the fed and everything else, when president obama nominated janet yellen to be the next fed chairman, i wrote about this. when i talk to my former colleagues at the fed, they really can't give me a straight answer in terms of explaining why they are doing what they are doing. all of the old rules for monetary policy have been thrown out the window. so the only thing they can think of to do is to keep interest rates low in an attempt to generate greater activity in the housing market overall. so what did we accomplish by keeping rates low? consumers with good credit have been able to refinance. our corporations have also been able to issue an awful lot of debt. maybe too much. but they have also refinance and the word are credit costs. but we have an enormous amount of who are pretty much law out of this. this is your typical mortgage. twos going to have a percent risk weight. they have to put normal -- 4% on the capital. when she start going up the risk up, it is this goes 100%. this is a long maturity asset. it is going to get a cap
going back again to the theme of our talk today in the fed and everything else, when president obama nominated janet yellen to be the next fed chairman, i wrote about this. when i talk to my former colleagues at the fed, they really can't give me a straight answer in terms of explaining why they are doing what they are doing. all of the old rules for monetary policy have been thrown out the window. so the only thing they can think of to do is to keep interest rates low in an attempt to generate...
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. >> what are you hearing from the administration, from president obama? what is he saying on this issue? >> he is a firm backer. he did phone senator heller and senator jack reed, who are leading the charge on this bill now, i talked about how important he thinks it is. the white house is very much out front of this effort, and they are backing this three-month reauthorization just to get the ball rolling a bit in hopes of being able to talk about this issue a bit more, maybe talk about how to offset the cost of it. it would cost about $6 billion for three months. there is a major push happening right now. members of congress are back in their districts for the holiday recess. many are tweeting about the expiring unemployment benefits. representative peter defazio tweets, scrooged. says, todays unemployment insurance expires 41.3 million americans, 20 2000, 900 maryland or's -- 22,900 marylanders. you can tell us what you think on twitter using #c-span chat or on our facebook page at facebook.com/cspan. i think radio is the longest and best form of media
. >> what are you hearing from the administration, from president obama? what is he saying on this issue? >> he is a firm backer. he did phone senator heller and senator jack reed, who are leading the charge on this bill now, i talked about how important he thinks it is. the white house is very much out front of this effort, and they are backing this three-month reauthorization just to get the ball rolling a bit in hopes of being able to talk about this issue a bit more, maybe talk...
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let's talk about what we learned last week and president obama talking about the potential of a chemical weapons. evan mcmorris-santoro, where we add in this? why is the white house's stance significant? guest: there has been a lot of debate. the obama administration said a few months ago, they drew the proverbial red line about chemical weapons, the idea that of chemical weapons were used, they would cross the line and we would see engagement. that is what people read about that. there were reports that some chemical weapons may have been used. shortly thereafter, the white house was engaged on that and some observers felt they change the way the red line works. the white house says it was a systematic use. we're seeing a lot of discussion about persian towards what might be u.s. involvement. it's unfair to say that will happen or not. the white house is now talking about using chemical weapons and what it means for how the united states in gauges. host: the associated press has this headline -- obama's syrian caution. one of the conversations going on in congress on what the u.s. could
let's talk about what we learned last week and president obama talking about the potential of a chemical weapons. evan mcmorris-santoro, where we add in this? why is the white house's stance significant? guest: there has been a lot of debate. the obama administration said a few months ago, they drew the proverbial red line about chemical weapons, the idea that of chemical weapons were used, they would cross the line and we would see engagement. that is what people read about that. there were...
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the featured speakers, president obama and talk show host conan o'brien. we'll have it live for you starting with the red carpet arrivals. we'll also show you some of the ctivities going around the district today. we're going to look at some of the speechers from past correspondence dinners. we'll start with 1993, that was the first year that c-span broadcasted the event, the speaker was elayne booler. >> thank you, thank you, mr. mrs. clinton. thank you for coming. i'm so grateful to have opportunity to entertain you since you have entertained me on c-span so many times. i love c-span. it is like lawmakers in their natural habitat. it is like wild kingdom but with congressman. now a debate on wheat. [laughter] trying to get my cards -- i never work with cards. this is incredible to be here. i was raised in brooklyn, new york in a lower class -- thank you. a predominantly jewish family and this room is slightly less ornate than may parents' dining room. i went to the beauty shop and got my hair trimmed and i went to the barber and had my legs shaved. [laug
the featured speakers, president obama and talk show host conan o'brien. we'll have it live for you starting with the red carpet arrivals. we'll also show you some of the ctivities going around the district today. we're going to look at some of the speechers from past correspondence dinners. we'll start with 1993, that was the first year that c-span broadcasted the event, the speaker was elayne booler. >> thank you, thank you, mr. mrs. clinton. thank you for coming. i'm so grateful to...
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.> the weekly addresses president obama talks about the debt limit and the bill passed to defund health care. the republican address delivered by nevada governor brian sandoval. he talks about the economy, his efforts to create jobs and federal spending. >> hi, everybody. it was five years ago this week that a financial crisis on wall street spread to main street, and very nearly turned a recession into a depression. in a matter of months, millions of americans were robbed of their jobs, their homes, their savings - after a decade in which they'd already been working harder and harder to just get by. it was a crisis from which we're still trying to recover, but thanks to the grit and determination of the american people, we are steadily recovering. over the past three and a half years, our businesses have created seven and a half million new jobs. our housing market is healing. we've become less dependent on foreign oil. health care costs are growing at the slowest rate in 50 years. and in just over a week, and in just over a week, millions of americans without health care will be able
.> the weekly addresses president obama talks about the debt limit and the bill passed to defund health care. the republican address delivered by nevada governor brian sandoval. he talks about the economy, his efforts to create jobs and federal spending. >> hi, everybody. it was five years ago this week that a financial crisis on wall street spread to main street, and very nearly turned a recession into a depression. in a matter of months, millions of americans were robbed of their...
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in his weekly address, president obama talks about the senate confirmation of the director of consumer financial protection bureau and the importance of the csp be. in the republican response, tim griffin and tie young talk about their legislative efforts. >> hi, everybody. three years ago this weekend, we put in place tough new rules of the road for the financial sector so that irresponsible behavior on the part of the few could never again cause a crisis that harms millions of middle- class families. as part of that reform, we set up the consumer financial protection bureau, the first- ever independent consumer watchdog with one job: to protect families from that sort of behavior. two years ago, i nominated a man named rich cordray, a former attorney general from ohio, to run this consumer protection bureau. but republicans in the senate refused to give him a simple up- or-down vote, not because they didn't think he was the right person for the job, but because they didn't like the law that set up the consumer watchdog in the first place. so last year, i acted on my own to put him in
in his weekly address, president obama talks about the senate confirmation of the director of consumer financial protection bureau and the importance of the csp be. in the republican response, tim griffin and tie young talk about their legislative efforts. >> hi, everybody. three years ago this weekend, we put in place tough new rules of the road for the financial sector so that irresponsible behavior on the part of the few could never again cause a crisis that harms millions of middle-...
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[applause] >> last night, president obama talked about the house bill and the amendment to defend the health care law while he was speaking at the congressional black caucus awards dinner. seeing an extreme faction of these folks convincing their leadership to shut down the government if we don't shut down the affordable care act. some of them are actually willing to see the united states default on its obligations to plunge this country back into a recession if they cannot deny the basic security of health care to millions of americans. is an interesting thing to ponder. that your top agenda is making sure 20 million people don't have health insurance. willing to shut down the government and potentially default for the first time in the united states history because it bothers you so much that we are going to make sure everybody has affordable health care. can,e say as clearly as i it is not going to happen. -- wee come too far area have come too far. we will not negotiate over whether or not america should keep its word and meet its obligations. we are not owing to allow anyone to i
[applause] >> last night, president obama talked about the house bill and the amendment to defend the health care law while he was speaking at the congressional black caucus awards dinner. seeing an extreme faction of these folks convincing their leadership to shut down the government if we don't shut down the affordable care act. some of them are actually willing to see the united states default on its obligations to plunge this country back into a recession if they cannot deny the basic...
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of presidentalks obama today, did he give his support for the peace talks? >> yes. definitely. i appreciate that very much. he was one of the first people to know about this fuse project -- project when it was a secret. i shared it with him when he went to columbia for the summit. not only him, but the whole government has been extremely supportive of the peace process. >> today be -- the farc called for an international conference on drugs to include the u.s. and other countries. what is your opinion on that. >> the call for a discussion on the war on drugs has been on the agenda for a long time. as a matter of fact, we put this on the agenda. we put it on at another summit. mandate that i was discussing with the oas today about this specific issue. we made a big exercise and analysis of different scenarios that happens and we can take different actions with these scenarios. they should be used as an input for worldwide discussion on this issue and the question is, are we doing the best we can? or can we do something more effective? this is something that the world needs to do
of presidentalks obama today, did he give his support for the peace talks? >> yes. definitely. i appreciate that very much. he was one of the first people to know about this fuse project -- project when it was a secret. i shared it with him when he went to columbia for the summit. not only him, but the whole government has been extremely supportive of the peace process. >> today be -- the farc called for an international conference on drugs to include the u.s. and other countries....
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later, the president talking about the fiscal cliff agreement from the white house briefing room. now, president obama on new year's eve, and on congress to avert the so-called fiscal cliff and middle-class tax hikes. [applause] >> happy new year to you. >> hello, everybody. thank you. everybody have a seat. good afternoon, everybody. welcome to the white house. i realize that the last thing you want to hear on new year's eve is another speech from me. but i do need to talk about the progress being made in congress today. for the last few days, leaders of both parties are working toward an agreement that will prevent a middle-class tax hike from hitting 98% of all americans starting tomorrow. preventing that tax hike has been my top priority. the last thing that folks like the folks appear on this stage can afford right now is to pay an extra $2,000 in taxes next year. middle-class families cannot afford it, businesses cannot afford it, our economy cannot afford it. today, it appears an agreement to prevent this new year's tax hike is within sight. but it is not done. there are st
later, the president talking about the fiscal cliff agreement from the white house briefing room. now, president obama on new year's eve, and on congress to avert the so-called fiscal cliff and middle-class tax hikes. [applause] >> happy new year to you. >> hello, everybody. thank you. everybody have a seat. good afternoon, everybody. welcome to the white house. i realize that the last thing you want to hear on new year's eve is another speech from me. but i do need to talk about...
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no one talks about that. and it's very frightening, and i don't care how many things they've said they stopped, i can't believe -- i voted for president obama twice! and i wish i had voted for the more mormon. i don't know what's going on in this country. guest: i'll say this much in their defense. in the boston case, one, it's not clear there were any international communications there that would have tipped off what was going on. these guys were kind of radicalized internally and not sure they were in touch with someone overseas. so that would actually be outside of the n.s.a. and more generally, it may just be the case that sometimes there isn't enough evidence in advance that's going to tell you when any, what every single terrorist attack or event like that is going to happen. there was, i think, some kind of tip from the russians that maybe these were people worth looking at, but we don't know how many people the russians say are worth looking at every year. so if they looked a little bit and said we ca
no one talks about that. and it's very frightening, and i don't care how many things they've said they stopped, i can't believe -- i voted for president obama twice! and i wish i had voted for the more mormon. i don't know what's going on in this country. guest: i'll say this much in their defense. in the boston case, one, it's not clear there were any international communications there that would have tipped off what was going on. these guys were kind of radicalized internally and not sure...
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it is pretty fun when you get to talk to various caucuses. he get a glimpse of the inside. >> with more than 30 years, charlie cook has uncovered the trends walk covering everything since 1984. >> just before 2:00, president obama addressed the nation about the u u.s. response >> good afternoon, everybody. 10 days ago, the world watched in horror as men, women, and children were massacred in syria in the worst chemical weapons attack of the 21st century. yesterday, the united states presented a powerful case that the syrian government was responsible for this attack on its own people. our intelligence shows the assad regime and its forces preparing to use chemical weapons, launching rockets in the highly populated suburbs of damascus, and acknowledging that a chemical weapons attack took place. all of this corporate's what the -- corroborates what the world can plainly see. hospitals overflowing with victims. terrible images of the dead. all told, well over 1000 people were murdered. several hundred of them were children. young girls and boys
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president obama talks about the debt limit and the bill passed in the house on friday to fund the government and defund the healthcare law. the republican address is congressman.nevada >> high everybody. it was five years ago this week that a financial crisis on wall street spread to main street. it very nearly turned a recession into a depression. months, millions of americans were robbed of their jobs, their homes, their savings. after a decade in which they had already been working harder and harder just to get by. it was a crisis from which we are still trying to recover. thanks to the grit and determination of the american people we are steadily recovering. and halfpast three years. we have become less dependent on foreign oil. healthcare costs are growing at the slowest rates in 50 years. over one week, millions of americans without health care will be able to get covered for less than $100 a month. our economy is gaining traction. we're finally tackling threats to middle-class prosperity that washington neglected for far too long. as any middle-class family listing right now knows, we
president obama talks about the debt limit and the bill passed in the house on friday to fund the government and defund the healthcare law. the republican address is congressman.nevada >> high everybody. it was five years ago this week that a financial crisis on wall street spread to main street. it very nearly turned a recession into a depression. months, millions of americans were robbed of their jobs, their homes, their savings. after a decade in which they had already been working...
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part of book tv on c-span. >> in his weekly address, president obama talks about the u.s. housing market. alabama rivers and marco robie -- passed by the house this week. >> hi, everybody. our top priority as a nation is reigniting the true engine of our economic growth -- a rising, thriving middle class. and few things define what it is to be middle class in america more than owning your own cornerstone of the american dream -- a home. today, seven years after the real estate bubble burst, triggering the worst economic crisis since the great depression and costing millions of responsible americans their jobs and their homes, our housing market is healing. sales are up. foreclosures are down. construction is expanding. and thanks to rising home prices over the past year, 1.7 million more families have been able to come up for air, because they're no longer underwater on their mortgages. from the day i took office, i've made it a priority to help responsible homeowners and prevent the kind of recklessness that helped cause this crisis in the first place. my housing plan has
part of book tv on c-span. >> in his weekly address, president obama talks about the u.s. housing market. alabama rivers and marco robie -- passed by the house this week. >> hi, everybody. our top priority as a nation is reigniting the true engine of our economic growth -- a rising, thriving middle class. and few things define what it is to be middle class in america more than owning your own cornerstone of the american dream -- a home. today, seven years after the real estate...
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that, richard norton smith talks about president obama second term in office and how other second term presidents fared in the past. we will for your comments by phone and e-mail. washington journal is live beginning at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. next, a gold-medal ceremony on -- honoring code talkers who transmitted coded messages in their tribal languages during world war i and world war ii. a total of 33 native american tribes were recognized at this ceremony on capitol hill. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. all come to the state capital. we are honored to be joined by those that made this day possible including dan boren from oklahoma. [applause] we are fortunate to have in congress two outstanding leaders, two native americans of tom cole and mark woolen -- mark mullen. today, we need to immortalize men who were in no way, meeting for the first -- in a way meeting for the first time. during the second world war, he was a member of the 195th field artillery battalion. one day in 1944, he was walking through an orchard in southern france and heard one of his brother and singing
that, richard norton smith talks about president obama second term in office and how other second term presidents fared in the past. we will for your comments by phone and e-mail. washington journal is live beginning at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. next, a gold-medal ceremony on -- honoring code talkers who transmitted coded messages in their tribal languages during world war i and world war ii. a total of 33 native american tribes were recognized at this ceremony on capitol hill. >> good...
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an article from the bbc and the talks in geneva about iran's nuclear program. britain's formal -- foreign secretary says we must seize the moment. france says there is no certainty of a deal and president obama called israeli prime minister to allay israel's fears. he updated the -- mr. netanyahu said he rejected the deal that is being worked on in geneva and his country would not be obliged to abide by reported -- to abide by it. talks will probably end today without a deal. we're going to take a look at some tweets from members of congress on the typhoon in the lapine. the chair of the house of the foreign affairs committee says my thoughts are with the people of the philippines in the wake yan.eadly super typhoon hai employment and nondiscrimination act, between illinois legalizing same-sex marriage and the senate passing a good week for equality in america. congress will be back on tuesday. you can watch the house live on c-span and the senate live on c- span two. senator chuck grassley is our guest and we'll talk about the farm bill, nsa surveillance for a
an article from the bbc and the talks in geneva about iran's nuclear program. britain's formal -- foreign secretary says we must seize the moment. france says there is no certainty of a deal and president obama called israeli prime minister to allay israel's fears. he updated the -- mr. netanyahu said he rejected the deal that is being worked on in geneva and his country would not be obliged to abide by reported -- to abide by it. talks will probably end today without a deal. we're going to...
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he talks about the republican approach to help the american middle class. >> hi everybody. over the past month, i've been visiting towns across america, talking about what our country needs to do to secure a better bargain for the middle class. this week, i met with high school and college students in new york and pennsylvania to discuss the surest path to the middle class - some form of higher education. but at a moment when a higher education has never been more important, it's also never been more expensive. that's why, over the past four years, we've helped make college more affordable for millions of students and families with grants and loans that go farther from before. but students and families and taxpayers cannot just keep subsidizing college costs that keep going up and up. not when the average student now graduates more than $26,000 in debt. we cannot price the middle class out of a college education. that's why i proposed major new reforms to make college more affordable and make it easier for folks to pay for their education. first, we're going to start rating
he talks about the republican approach to help the american middle class. >> hi everybody. over the past month, i've been visiting towns across america, talking about what our country needs to do to secure a better bargain for the middle class. this week, i met with high school and college students in new york and pennsylvania to discuss the surest path to the middle class - some form of higher education. but at a moment when a higher education has never been more important, it's also...
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sincere is a 26% increase obama first took office. knowing that we have these difficult fiscal environments and you are talking about the fiscal cliff issues and the ethical the of sequestration, why can't we support a simple 2% reduction? why is it that you are always suggesting -- >> the overall discretionary spending with of the bca is being driven to the lowest level since the eisenhower administration. >> your time has expired. >> i think the gentleman. -- i thank the gentleman. >> thank you for being here. you will be sorely missed. i would also like to try graduate the president for being the adult in the room. , we look at his budget don't have a purely democrat jeb it or a fairly republican bridget -- democrats budget or a fairly republican budget. it tries to bridge the gap. the president goes after deficit to -- deficit reduction by going to the sequester that would would cost us 750,000 jobs. >> absolutely not. the sequester is terrible policy. it was never meant to be of limited. it was meant to be so terrible that it wou
sincere is a 26% increase obama first took office. knowing that we have these difficult fiscal environments and you are talking about the fiscal cliff issues and the ethical the of sequestration, why can't we support a simple 2% reduction? why is it that you are always suggesting -- >> the overall discretionary spending with of the bca is being driven to the lowest level since the eisenhower administration. >> your time has expired. >> i think the gentleman. -- i thank the...
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with president obama. this morning on "face the nation" senator mccain said that they were in a bit of a dilemma because they wanted a plan. saying "we need to have a strategy." the senate plans for a hearing on u.s. action on tuesday. you can watch that coverage on c-span and c-span two. >> how much more of a corner is he going to be back into if we itd something over there does him harm? i do not see how anything changes? this would be dispersed into the general environment. there are a lot of risks here. the down sides are great. what general to eisenhower said, he said you should not go to war for emotional reasons. i think that this would be a emotional response. be clear, it sounds like you are saying no, but you are going to vote that? >> my understanding is that that is the resolution from the plane back home. get into thee whole business of authorizing force and how long we go on and what the parameters are for an exit strategy and the parameters that you all ask before i got here. are no? >> i am
with president obama. this morning on "face the nation" senator mccain said that they were in a bit of a dilemma because they wanted a plan. saying "we need to have a strategy." the senate plans for a hearing on u.s. action on tuesday. you can watch that coverage on c-span and c-span two. >> how much more of a corner is he going to be back into if we itd something over there does him harm? i do not see how anything changes? this would be dispersed into the general...
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next, president obama outlines his counter terrorism policy. he talks about using drone strikes overseas against al qaeda, the guantanamo bay detention center in cuba and detainee transfers to yemen. this is an hour. >> it is a great honor to return to the national defense university. here, americans have served in uniform since 1791 standing guard in the earliest days of the republic and contemplating warfare here in the 21st century for over two centuries the united states has been bound together by founding documents that define who we are as americans and served as our compass through every type of change. matters of war and peace are no different. americans are deeply ambivalent about war. about having fought for our independence, we know a price must be paid for freedom. from the civil war to our struggle against fashism, on through the long twilight struggle of the cold war. battlefields have changed and technology has evolved but our commitment to constitutional principles has weathered every war. and ever war has come to ab end. and wi
next, president obama outlines his counter terrorism policy. he talks about using drone strikes overseas against al qaeda, the guantanamo bay detention center in cuba and detainee transfers to yemen. this is an hour. >> it is a great honor to return to the national defense university. here, americans have served in uniform since 1791 standing guard in the earliest days of the republic and contemplating warfare here in the 21st century for over two centuries the united states has been...
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you want stories that ratify and reinforce your point, but when barack obama starts talking about real people who really cannot afford health insurance, you have to have something to say, or else you will lose. >> unfortunately, i got the throat-slitting motion from the staff here. >> that's ok. bill is a sleep over here. >> thanks very much. national captioning institute] national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> next president obama and vice president biden at the national prayer service. then from the national review summit remarks from paul ryan, governor scott walker and tid cruise. obesity in this country is nothing short of a public health crisis. >> i think i just have little antennas that went up and told me that somebody had their own aagenda. >> so much influence in that office, it would be ashame to waste it. >> they serve as a window on the past to what was going on with mrn women. >> she is really in a way the only one he can trust. >> many of the women who were first ladies were writers, they wrote books. >> they were in many cases more interesting as human beings than the
you want stories that ratify and reinforce your point, but when barack obama starts talking about real people who really cannot afford health insurance, you have to have something to say, or else you will lose. >> unfortunately, i got the throat-slitting motion from the staff here. >> that's ok. bill is a sleep over here. >> thanks very much. national captioning institute] national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> next president obama and vice president biden at the...
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it's a question of which barack obama are we talking about? are we talking about barack obama that has deported more people than the bush administration did and raise the fee for the citizenship applications. don't get me started. i can go both sides and is because these politicians, that's my point -- they have moved and played this game like checkers and chess when it suited their interest in politics. it's not just john mccain. it's not -- it's barack obama as well. >> we're talking about the president obama that just one area election with 71% of the latino vote and understand we will not let him off the hook a second time. i think it is a president obama, rahm emanu-ger has el telling him its too hard to do and it's a barack obama who want a legacy and it will be a major point for his legacy to the point where he is stepping back. what would have been overreach is if president obama had done what he thought he was going to do. if he put his own legislation to congress and that here is my bill and you pass it. to democrats would go over hi
it's a question of which barack obama are we talking about? are we talking about barack obama that has deported more people than the bush administration did and raise the fee for the citizenship applications. don't get me started. i can go both sides and is because these politicians, that's my point -- they have moved and played this game like checkers and chess when it suited their interest in politics. it's not just john mccain. it's not -- it's barack obama as well. >> we're talking...
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the reputation in the broad world beyond the middle east and particularly when you talk to the chinese, this is how they see our middle eastern adventures. a country that is wasting their power and wasting their resources on issues which are actually peripheral to the international policy. this is eroding our credibility in the wide world. i would note as a historical point that empires don't fall because they are timid in their use of military power. the story of empires is that they fall because they are reckless and overuse their military power. we should take that into account. the second is the use of chemical weapons, which has been raised in the idea that enforcing the norm against chemical weapons is critical to their future use in syria and beyond. this is a misunderstanding, of what has prevented him ago weapons use over the last 100 years. it has not been the question of enforcement. there has never been an enforcement of the chemical weapons and as we know, saddam hussein used these weapons during the war between iraq and iran, and in kurdistan to great effect. the reason t
the reputation in the broad world beyond the middle east and particularly when you talk to the chinese, this is how they see our middle eastern adventures. a country that is wasting their power and wasting their resources on issues which are actually peripheral to the international policy. this is eroding our credibility in the wide world. i would note as a historical point that empires don't fall because they are timid in their use of military power. the story of empires is that they fall...
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john boehner's problems corralling his caucus on the spending fight has helped president obama by of scaring the fact that he is that the problem in his own caucus with syria. two weeks ago, we were talking about his fellow immigrants had abandoned him on his proposal and his intention to launch a military strike on syria. democrats were challenging him choice nowmmers, his abandoned for the federal reserve. this fight has brought democrats back home to him. he is standing firm on the health care fight, in part, as a matter of politics. --gives them a way to host: we are joined by peter baker. the president speaking to reporters from the briefing room at the white house and using his weekly address to tell the american people what will happen if congress fails to reach an agreement. >> if congress does not pass a budget, the government shuts down. friday, congress passed a bill to keep the government open. areblicans in the house more concerned with appeasing an extreme faction in their party. in the next couple of days, these republicans will have to decide whether to join the senat
john boehner's problems corralling his caucus on the spending fight has helped president obama by of scaring the fact that he is that the problem in his own caucus with syria. two weeks ago, we were talking about his fellow immigrants had abandoned him on his proposal and his intention to launch a military strike on syria. democrats were challenging him choice nowmmers, his abandoned for the federal reserve. this fight has brought democrats back home to him. he is standing firm on the health...
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next, president obama and his state of the union address. he talks about minimum wage income control. this is an hour and 15 minutes. mr. speaker, mr. vice president, >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. [gavel] thank you. members of congress, i have the distinction of presenting to you the president of the united states. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you so much. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. mr. speaker, mr. vice president, members of congress, fellow americans, 51 years ago, john f. kennedy declared to this chamber that "the constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress." "it is my task," he said, "to report the state of the union -- to improve it is the task of us all." tonight, thanks to the grit and determination of the american people, there is much progress to report. after a decade of grinding war, our brave men and women in uniform are coming home. [applause] after years of grueling recession, our businesses have
next, president obama and his state of the union address. he talks about minimum wage income control. this is an hour and 15 minutes. mr. speaker, mr. vice president, >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. [gavel] thank you. members of congress, i have the distinction of presenting to you the president of the united states. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you so much. thank you. thank you very...
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the ovation that he got at the end of his speech, all the talk about him ever since reminded everyone of the ovation for a previous keynote speaker eight years earlier, an obscure state senator named barack obama. [cheers and applause] the reason that there has been such outgoing love and support, many people see this young man as the future of our party. in fact, if you do this you can try it at home in your iphone, castro and rising star and you will get 410,000 hits. he was introduced by his twin brother, whom i introduced earlier, who is also with us as well today. as he said in that introduction, for 18 years they shared a small bedroom and a lot of big dreams, raised by a single and he became the youngest councilman in the history of san antonio. he was first elected mayor in 2009, reelected to a third term this year. the youngest mayor of a top 60 american city. there is much to admire about him, but what really caught my eye was two things. one, the phrase that he used in his speech last summer when he isd that the american dream not a sprint for a marathon, but it is a relay.
the ovation that he got at the end of his speech, all the talk about him ever since reminded everyone of the ovation for a previous keynote speaker eight years earlier, an obscure state senator named barack obama. [cheers and applause] the reason that there has been such outgoing love and support, many people see this young man as the future of our party. in fact, if you do this you can try it at home in your iphone, castro and rising star and you will get 410,000 hits. he was introduced by his...
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i'm sure we'll talk about that in the course of the day. let me begin by saying president obama and i have both been very clear, as every member of this committee has been, that iran must not acquire a nuclear weapon, and it is the president's centerpiece of his foreign policy around will not acquire a nuclear weapon. this imperative is at the top of our national security agenda, and i know it's at the top of yours as well. so i really do welcome the opportunity to have a discussion not only about what the first step agreement does, but also to clarify, i hope significantly, what it doesn't do. because there is a certain -- as there is in any of these types of things, a certain mythology that sometimes goes up around it. the title of today's hearing is "the iran nuclear deal deal. does it further national security?" i would state to you unequivocally the answer is yes. the u.s. is more stable under this agreement than it was before. israel's national security is stronger than it was the day before we entered into this agreement. and the gul
i'm sure we'll talk about that in the course of the day. let me begin by saying president obama and i have both been very clear, as every member of this committee has been, that iran must not acquire a nuclear weapon, and it is the president's centerpiece of his foreign policy around will not acquire a nuclear weapon. this imperative is at the top of our national security agenda, and i know it's at the top of yours as well. so i really do welcome the opportunity to have a discussion not only...
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whether you are talking about egypt, bahrain, libya, syria. it is a chaotic situation. we have seen the difficulties in developing our relationships with allies like saudi arabia and israel. everyone wants something different. we have broad goals, but goals conflict. we want democratic governments that represent the people. we want stability, we want to stop the rise of extremism. but what do you do when you have a situation like egypt? mubarak brought stability, he did not bring democracy and freedom. no matter which way you choose, you are contradicting one of your stated goals. that is one of the major problems we have with saudi arabia. when the democratically elected government was removed, that is contrary to our goal. but the democratic government that was removed was not terribly democratic. how do you strike that balance? that has presented a challenge. i will also mention the fact that the federal government here in the u.s. has been unable to function, unable to pass budgets. i could go off at length on this topic. i will just say two things. the nihilism of
whether you are talking about egypt, bahrain, libya, syria. it is a chaotic situation. we have seen the difficulties in developing our relationships with allies like saudi arabia and israel. everyone wants something different. we have broad goals, but goals conflict. we want democratic governments that represent the people. we want stability, we want to stop the rise of extremism. but what do you do when you have a situation like egypt? mubarak brought stability, he did not bring democracy and...
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neither obama nor romney said much about the war. if you want to build public support for it, you at least have to say, bush talked about iraq and a lot, but remember the - a lot, but in the early days post 9/11, we were all told to go shopping is the best thing to do to help support the effort, the fight against terrorism. but just with regard to the deadline, the specific question, if you want to mount up a full 1 -- full-on comprehensive counterinsurgency campaign, yes, a deadline does not make sense. it is counterproductive. but let's say the president, a young president who is skeptical of a counterinsurgency strategy, does not really want to surge, but kind of feels boxed in by his military commanders who don't really give him much of another option, but recognizes that to get to the point where you get the afghans belong the counterinsurgency fight themselves, the need to create a little white space, you need to beat back the taliban, and then you could move to a security force assistance mission. then perhaps a deadline make
neither obama nor romney said much about the war. if you want to build public support for it, you at least have to say, bush talked about iraq and a lot, but remember the - a lot, but in the early days post 9/11, we were all told to go shopping is the best thing to do to help support the effort, the fight against terrorism. but just with regard to the deadline, the specific question, if you want to mount up a full 1 -- full-on comprehensive counterinsurgency campaign, yes, a deadline does not...
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reconvened, and i hope we do, and i hope you all come back at the end of president obama's term. let me start with a broadly general question, which is, and i'll start with my colleague chris, we have two chrises on the panel, i may refer to that chris as the fifth as he often referred to himself. he -- >> it's a contract. >> he refers to his son as fix on his blog. so let me start with the fix and then work down the panel. which is where do you see president obama now and chris actually put a couple of issues on the table which, you know, in judging that, which include, you know, how does his style contribute to that and also how does the changing mood in washington since the days the class of 1983 was here. and ron, class of 1983, brought along his own cheering section, including his wonderful wife. >> always good to seed the audience. >> so i think where he is now is that he is the sort of best campaigner in the country by far. he's the best candidate we've seen. he is someone with real, whether you like him -- i always say this to people and almost everybody feels one way or
reconvened, and i hope we do, and i hope you all come back at the end of president obama's term. let me start with a broadly general question, which is, and i'll start with my colleague chris, we have two chrises on the panel, i may refer to that chris as the fifth as he often referred to himself. he -- >> it's a contract. >> he refers to his son as fix on his blog. so let me start with the fix and then work down the panel. which is where do you see president obama now and chris...
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they discuss serious and talk about president obama's proposed a military strike. this is one of two appearances they made before congress last week to discuss the issue. this portion is about 2.5 hours. >> thank you very much. as he said, let me just say i have enormous respect that hurriedlyas returned to come back here as part of this debate. . think you for doing so the world is not watching did -- is that what seemed to see what we decide but how we decide it, whether or not a singleill achieve voice speaking for the united states of america. to know whether or not america is going to rise to wes moment, whether or not will express our position with the unity that this moment demands. the question of whether or not to authorize force, as the chairman referenced my 28 years now, i had a number of occasions to make those votes in the number of other occasions to make judgments on presidents who acted without coming to congress. i found that we were and are always stronger when we can act together. first and foremost, i think it is important to explain to the ame
they discuss serious and talk about president obama's proposed a military strike. this is one of two appearances they made before congress last week to discuss the issue. this portion is about 2.5 hours. >> thank you very much. as he said, let me just say i have enormous respect that hurriedlyas returned to come back here as part of this debate. . think you for doing so the world is not watching did -- is that what seemed to see what we decide but how we decide it, whether or not a...
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president obama held an end of on friday.ence he has chosen elegance to the limpets. here is a quick preview. -- delegates to the olympics. here is a quick preview. >> what is the message you are trying to send with not only your decision not to attend the games but with also the people you chose to represent the united states at the game? i have not attended olympics in the past. a attending anme olympics, particularly at a time we have all the stuff you below are talking about is going to be tough. although i would love to do it. i will be going to a lot of olympic games post presidency. as for the delegation, we have outstanding americans, outstanding athletes, people who represent us extraordinaire lee well,- extraordinarily and the fact that we have folks like billie jean king or brian themselves have been world-class athletes that everybody egg knowledge is for their excellence but also for their character, -- everybody acknowledges for their excellence but also for their character who also happen to be members of the lgbt community, you should take that for wha
president obama held an end of on friday.ence he has chosen elegance to the limpets. here is a quick preview. -- delegates to the olympics. here is a quick preview. >> what is the message you are trying to send with not only your decision not to attend the games but with also the people you chose to represent the united states at the game? i have not attended olympics in the past. a attending anme olympics, particularly at a time we have all the stuff you below are talking about is going...
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i want to talk about that a minute before i ask my question. i hear from my district and from americans across the country that the craziest part of the last few weeks is seeing the president's top health care official laughing on jon stewart while americans are having to deal with the consequences -- with the consequences with the president's flawed health care law. for example, i have a teacher there in my hometown where she has to face premiums that will consume a quarter of her monthly income or another constituent who has tried to comply with the law but has not yet received information about their coverage as promised and claimed, "i am very concerned that my family will not be in compliant, will face i.r.s. fines." they are calling for a repeal of the individual mandate and most of them are calling for that. yet, another who has been advised that their current coverage will end december 31, 2013. so much for keeping what you have. and concern it this dysfunctional health care will expose me to uh-uh wanted liability that i won't get cove
i want to talk about that a minute before i ask my question. i hear from my district and from americans across the country that the craziest part of the last few weeks is seeing the president's top health care official laughing on jon stewart while americans are having to deal with the consequences -- with the consequences with the president's flawed health care law. for example, i have a teacher there in my hometown where she has to face premiums that will consume a quarter of her monthly...
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. >> president obama outlined his , and secureod jobs retirement. maine senator susan collin give the republican address. she talks about the health care law's on job creation and wages. >> this week, i went down to an amazon warehouse in tennessee to talk -- i went down to an amazon warehouse in tennessee to talk about what needs to happen to get a bargain for the middle- class. we have fought our way back from the worst recession of our lifetimes and have begun to lay a foundation for stronger, more durable economic growth. today our businesses have created more jobs. health-care costs are growing at the slowest rate in 50 years, deficits are falling at the fastest rate in 60 years. as any middle-class family will tell you, we are not where we need to be yet. even before the crisis hit we were living for a decade while where a few at the top were doing better and better and most families were working harder and harder to get by. reversing this trend must be a hot -- must be the highest priority in washington. it is mine. but too often after the la
. >> president obama outlined his , and secureod jobs retirement. maine senator susan collin give the republican address. she talks about the health care law's on job creation and wages. >> this week, i went down to an amazon warehouse in tennessee to talk -- i went down to an amazon warehouse in tennessee to talk about what needs to happen to get a bargain for the middle- class. we have fought our way back from the worst recession of our lifetimes and have begun to lay a foundation...
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first, federal reserve ward never talks about implementing the dodd frank law signed by president obama three years ago. that is life at 8:30 a.m. eastern on politico. then head of the yuan's dilip -- diplomatic arms speak that the brookings's editions about the exterior and -- about the syrian civil. that is live at 11:00 a.m. eastern. , the president's privacy and civil liberties oversight board hears from legal experts on the nsa's data collection and surveillance programs. the board for the existence was originally recommended by the 9/11 commission. it is not have power to enforce its recommendations. this is just over two hours. >> good morning. welcome to the third public meeting held by the privacy and silver liberties oversight board. i want to first introduce my fellow board members, rachel brand, pat, -- and jim dempsey. pcob is a an- independent in just see -- agency within the executive branch. we were created by congress. the board for the primary missions are to review and analyze actions by the executive ranch to attack the nation from terrorism and ensure the need for s
first, federal reserve ward never talks about implementing the dodd frank law signed by president obama three years ago. that is life at 8:30 a.m. eastern on politico. then head of the yuan's dilip -- diplomatic arms speak that the brookings's editions about the exterior and -- about the syrian civil. that is live at 11:00 a.m. eastern. , the president's privacy and civil liberties oversight board hears from legal experts on the nsa's data collection and surveillance programs. the board for the...
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president obama talked about the budget bill in his weekly address. we will hear from him and washington representative his p. even if he can't manage to get republicans to agree on a new spending bill in time to avert a shutdown on tuesday, senate democrats will not accept any measures that kathy gets theroberts who republican address this week. she talks about the debt ceiling. >> this tuesday is important for our economy. it's the day a big part of the affordable care act kicks in and tens of millions americans will have the same chance to buy affordable healthcare as everybody else. it is also the day a group of far right republicans in congress might choose to shut down the government because they don't like this law. here is what the affordable care act means for you. vastu're one of the majority of americans who already have health care, you already have benefits you did not have before like free mammograms and contraceptive care with no co-pay and discounts on disk -- on prescript and medicine for seniors. you've got new protections in place l
president obama talked about the budget bill in his weekly address. we will hear from him and washington representative his p. even if he can't manage to get republicans to agree on a new spending bill in time to avert a shutdown on tuesday, senate democrats will not accept any measures that kathy gets theroberts who republican address this week. she talks about the debt ceiling. >> this tuesday is important for our economy. it's the day a big part of the affordable care act kicks in and...
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some other voices on this, including senator barack obama on the senate floor in 2005. [video clip] >> one day democrats will be in the majority again. mr. president, licensed the talk is more about power than fairness -- i sense the talk is more about power than fairness . they can get away with it. the right -- if the right of free and open debate is taken away from the minority party i fear the party atmosphere in washington will be poisoned to the point where no one will be able to agree on anything. that does not serve anyone's best interest at it is not what the patriots who founded this democracy had in mind. host: that old line, "where you stand depends on where you sit." three years later barack obama is in the white house and dealing with some of the same issues that has frustrated previous guest: guest: presidents, including george w. bush. where you stand depends on where you sit applies to all senators. when you are in the minority you are going to fight to keep all the rights you have. when you're in the majority, it is quite frustrating to live in a world
some other voices on this, including senator barack obama on the senate floor in 2005. [video clip] >> one day democrats will be in the majority again. mr. president, licensed the talk is more about power than fairness -- i sense the talk is more about power than fairness . they can get away with it. the right -- if the right of free and open debate is taken away from the minority party i fear the party atmosphere in washington will be poisoned to the point where no one will be able to...
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by president obama, who was liked by republicans and democrats. mr. cummings? >> first of all, i appreciate you staying with just said and i agree with what you just said. i would associate myself with your remarks. >> mr. chairman? >> for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? >> one minute? >> a fraction thereof. >> i appreciate what the chairman said, he is right on target, but the irony is inescapable, ms. lerner gets to exercise her constitutional rights but she will not sit here and answer questions about constitutional rights of thousands of americans. >> is the goal of this committee to get to the truth. if we have to go security -- have to go circuitous routes, the docks will eventually be connected. with that we will remove the other chair so it is less distracting. actually, i will take note of the gentle lady's opening statement. she made it very obvious that with 90,000 irs individuals, 900 working for her and more or less nine out of 900 involved in this, maybe slightly more, we are talking about a fraction of 1% of the ir
by president obama, who was liked by republicans and democrats. mr. cummings? >> first of all, i appreciate you staying with just said and i agree with what you just said. i would associate myself with your remarks. >> mr. chairman? >> for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? >> one minute? >> a fraction thereof. >> i appreciate what the chairman said, he is right on target, but the irony is inescapable, ms. lerner gets to exercise her...